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THEME EXPLORATION

traditional practices

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Nanook of the North
Nanook of the North
1922 · Robert Flaherty
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Go! Go! Go! World
Go! Go! Go! World
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 · Alan J. Pakula
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
1988 · Ricky Lau
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
1937 · Michael Powell
Tenants
Tenants
2018 · Chava Cartas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His films deeply explore Thai spiritual traditions, Buddhist practices, and rural customs through contemplative, poetic narratives.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His work examines Japanese family rituals, generational bonds, and traditional social structures with warmth and nuanced cultural sensitivity.

Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

His cinema engages with African traditions, colonialism's impact on indigenous practices, and the tension between modernity and cultural heritage.

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